Police seek suspects in January attack on Polk Street

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Police believe these three men may either have been involved in or have information about a Jan. 29 attack that seriously injured a 23-year-old Hayward man. Anyone who knows these men should contact police.

Police are asking the public for help in locating three men who may have been involved in a late January assault in San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood that seriously injured a 23-year-old Hayward man.

The victim was leaving a bar near Polk and Elm streets at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 29 when he saw the men allegedly harassing a woman, said Officer Carlos Manfredi, a police spokesman. When he tried to intervene, they attacked.

The men hit and kicked the victim until he fell to the pavement and then continued until he lost consciousness, police said. The victim may not fully recover from his injuries.

The suspects fled toward Van Ness Avenue, where witnesses said they got into a black pickup truck that went northbound.

The men on the left and right in the photo above are suspects. The man on the left is described as about 5-foot-9, weighing 210 pounds. The man on the right is about 5-foot-6 and 135 pounds.

The man in the center is a person of interest, but not a suspect, Manfredi said. Police would still like to get in touch with the man in the center for questioning about the incident.

Anyone with information about these three men should contact Inspector James Garrity of the Criminal Investigation Unit At (415) 553-9002, or the anonymous tip line, (415) 575-4444. Anyone with information can also text police at TIP411.